Tour planning

With our route planner, you can create tours around the Starry Paths on the interactive map . A tour consists of at least two waypoints, between which a route is calculated. The trails are suitable for both walking and biking.

Set waypoints

Waypoints can be set directly on the map. On touchscreen devices, press and hold the map to display the context menu. On a desktop computer, use the right mouse button. If no waypoints have been set yet, you can also select the desired activity (on foot or by bike) in the dialog. Once added, the new waypoint will be marked on the map.

Alternatively, you can access the route planner from the menu bar by selecting “Route Planning.” Here, you can enter either location or address information, or GPS coordinates for the individual waypoints. A search is performed automatically, and the locations found are displayed below the input field. Select the desired entry from the list to complete your entry.

To specify more than two waypoints, use the “Add waypoint” function to add further input fields. Intermediate destinations are hidden. You can display all waypoints by clicking on “Show waypoints”.

Medieval architectural sites can also be added directly to the route via the corresponding pop-up window. To open this window, tap (or click with the mouse) on the sites marked with a red circle.

Deleting waypoints

On touch devices, press the respective waypoint for a short time to display the context dialog. On the desktop, you can access the dialog using the right mouse button. Press the “Delete waypoint” button in the dialog to remove the waypoint from the planning.

Alternatively, in the route planner, you can move the mouse over the corresponding input field and click the “Delete” icon that appears to the right of the input field. On touchscreen devices, you must first select an input field for the icon to appear.

Choice of activity

Before you start planning, you can specify which mode of transportation should be used for a tour (on foot or by bike). This influences the route selection used by the route planner.

Create tour

Once all desired waypoints have been set, you can generate the tour in the route planner (or via the context menu on the map) by clicking the “Create Tour” button. The route and elevation profile are calculated, and all known examples of medieval architecture within the selected radius of the route are identified and listed at the bottom of the screen. Clicking (or tapping on touchscreen devices) a list item zooms the map in on the selected location.

You can download a route as a .gpx file to use it, for example, on a bike computer. You can also save the most important data as a booklet (in .pdf format). In addition, you can make the relevant map section available offline on your smartphone so that you can view the map data while on the go, even without a network connection (however, you cannot modify a route without network access).